Performance pedestal



V. CARONT PERFORMANCE PEDESTAL Feb. 5, 1924;

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

VIRGILIO CARGNTI, OF CHCi-LGO, LLINOS.,

rnitroaivrarrcn rnnnsfrnn Application filed. April 13, 1923. Serial No.y 631,?56.

To all whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, VIRGILIO CiinoNTr, a citizen of the United States of America, and

a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Performance Pedestals, of which the following is a specification. v

This invention relates to that type of pedestals used in acrobatic, equilibristic and like stage performances, with the parts of a disconnectible construction affording compact storage. And the present improvements have for their objects. j

To provide astructural formation and combination of parts in a sectional disconnectible performance pedestal in which is combined lightness with great rigidity when assembled, and with compact storage and effective transportation when disassembled.

To provide an effective journal connection between the tubular post of the pedestal and the revoluble rest or platform for the performer, to attain an edective turning action, with substantial support during such operation, all as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1, is a perspective view illustrating the general arrangement of parts in the preferred form of the invention.

F ig. 2, is an enlarged fragmentary central section of the tubular post and accessories.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts in both views.

As represented in the drawing, the main tubular post 1 of the apparatus when in actual use is adapted to have bearing at its lower end on the surface of the stage floor, and is rigidly held in a vertical position by a plurality of diagonal guy ropes 2 attached at one end to the upper portion of the post 1 and at their other ends to the stage loor in the usual disconnectible manner. As usual in this class of apparatus, the gup ropes 2 are provided with turn buckles 3 by which they are tensioned during an` erection of the apparatus to attain the desired rigidity in the same. In the present improvement the tubular post 1 is formed by a plurality of sections, usuallyT three in number, adapted for end to end connection in a rigid and substantial manner by detail formations as follows As shown in Fig.y 2, a length of tubing 4 is fixedly attached in the end bore of a post section andi-projects beyond the same for slip engagement in the end bore of an adjacent post section, with'a turning movement f of one section independent of the other section, prevented by an angular projection 5 at the end of one section engaging with a correspondingly formed angular recess 6 in the end of the adjacentv section.

A rest or platform 7 for the performer 65 or performers, and preferably of a disk form, is revolubly mounted on the upper end of the tubular post 1 by means of collar plate 8 fixed on the under side of `the rest v7, and provided `with a depending skirt yportieni) adapted to encircle the upper end of4 the post l, and with a central depending tubular spindle 1() adapted to fix and have bearing in the upper end of the bore of the post 1 as shown. l

An ornamental false work, usually a fountain structure 11, is associated with the main and lower portion of the post 1 to impart an ornamental appearance to the apparatus, and in the present construction aford means for lholding the post 1 in an upright condition in an operation of moving the apparatus from place to place on the Hoor of the stage. To such end the fountain structure 11, isprovided with-a central vertical passage for the postl, to hold the same upright in the above mentioned movement of the apparatus from place to place. 1n addition the fountain structure 11 is provided with supporting casters 12 on its bottom surface, 90 and with a horizontally movable shelf or plate 13, which is moved beneath the lower end of the main tubular post 1, to support the same above the door in a movement of the apparatus into and out of position at the center of the stage before and after a performance.

Having thus fully described my invention what 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is :fj

1. In a performance pedestal for acrobatic and like exhibitions, the combination of a tubular post the lower end of which is adapted to rest upon the floor, guy ropes for holding the post in a vertical position, a platform revolubly mounted at the upper end of the post by a plate on the underside of said platform, with said plate having a depending sleeve portion encircling the u per end of the post and a vertical spin e fitting and turning in the upper end of the bore of said post.

2, lin a performance pedestal for acrobatic and like exhibitions, the Combination of a tubular post formed by aligned sections, means for connectingr said sections together, guy ropes for holding said post in a vertical position, and a disk like platform revolubly mounted on the upper end of said post.

3. In a performance pedestal for acrobatic and like exhibitions, the combination of a tubular post formed by aligned sections, means for connecting said sections together, the saine comprising a tubular extension on one section fitting the bore of an adjacent section and an angular projection on the end of one section fitting an angular recess in the endof the other section, guy ropes for holding said post in a vertical position, and a disk like platform revolubly mounted on the upper end of said post.

4, In a performance pedestal for acrobatic and like exhibitions, the combination'of a tubular post the lower end of which is adapted to rest on the floor, guy ropes for holding the post in a, Vertical position, a platform revolubly mounted on the upper end of the post, and a false structure surrounding the lower portion of said post and provided with a horizontally sliding plate adapted for engagement beneath the lower end of said post to support the same away from the floor in a movement of the apparatus from one place to another.

5. ln a performance platform for acrobatic and like exhibitions, the combination of a tubular post formed by aligned sections, means for connecting said sections together, guy ropes for holding said post in a Vertical position, a disk like platform revolubly mounted on the upper end of said post, and a false structure surrounding the lower p0rtion of said post and provided with a horizontally sliding plate adapted for engagement beneath the lower end of said post to support the same away from the floor in a nioifement ot the apparatus from onev place to another.

Signed at Chicago, illinois, this 9th day of April, 1923.

VIRGLO CARONTI. 

